Direct Mail ROI Blog Tag The Final Four Comes to Our Hometown—and We Compare the Winning Legacies of Coach K and Direct Mail info Posted March 20, 2019 by Tom Hexamer in Strategy and Analysis So here we are again, everyone’s favorite time of year! It’s time for Cinderella stories, bracket-busting upsets, buzzer beaters, Jim Nance, and Dickie V to come together in one bright and shining moment. March Madness in all its glory. This year is even more special for the folks at IWCO Direct because the Final Four […] + Read More IWCO Direct Turns 50: Five Things That Haven’t Changed Since 1969 info Posted March 19, 2019 by Jim Andersen in Announcements March 17 appears on most calendars as St. Patrick’s Day, but this year, we had another reason to celebrate. The company we know today as IWCO Direct was founded fifty years ago on March 17, 1969, as Instant Services, Inc. There were four employees and one sheetfed press. The company name reflected what still differentiates […] + Read More Tips for Creating a Call-to-Action that Can’t Be Ignored info Posted March 1, 2019 by Marcus Johnson in Creative, Direct Mail Tips From time to time, in direct marketing writing and design, we need to focus on the fundamentals to help us stay sharp in conveying the purpose and value proposition of what we’re selling. Why? Because so many direct marketing packages fail to answer these basic questions: Do we give our audience a reason to open? […] + Read More Data-Driven Marketing is a Many-Splendored Thing info Posted February 13, 2019 by Tedd Aurelius in Strategy and Analysis All meaningful, deep, long-lasting relationships are dependent on communication. The more two people communicate, the more they get to know one another, and the more intimate they become. With intimacy comes trust, loyalty, and sometimes, even love. This is as true for a brand and its most loyal customers as it is for two individuals. […] + Read More “A Cross-Channel Rock Star”: How Direct Mail Helps Your Omnichannel Campaigns Soar info Posted February 12, 2019 by Maggie Stack in Omnichannel Marketing The IWCO Direct National Sales Meeting was held recently at our corporate headquarters in Minnesota. It was a great week with the best people in the industry. Our Sales and Marketing teams came together for company updates, education, and discussion on best practices within our industry. It is always time well spent and many conversations […] + Read More 7 Ways to Make Your Marketing Copy More Engaging info Posted January 30, 2019 by Marcus Johnson in Creative Do you still believe the tired platitude that everyone hates direct mail? Hate, tolerate, or love it, direct mail gets results. And it’s become a key, if not essential, part of the mix for any smart marketing strategy. But let’s concede that there may be a grain of truth to that old chestnut [...] + Read More The Latest Direct Mail Response Rate Data from DMA Will Leave You Speechless info Posted January 16, 2019 by Debora Haskel in Direct Marketing Trends, Strategy and Analysis Those who know me understand I’m rarely at a loss for words, but after reviewing the direct mail response rates cited in the recently released 2018 DMA Response Rate Report (DMA membership required, fees apply), I was left a little speechless. Even though we’ve historically seen direct mail lead the pack when it comes to […] + Read More Direct Mail Can Work for Any Business—Including Yours info Posted January 4, 2019 by Alan Sherman in Strategy and Analysis For decades, direct mail has driven profitable customer acquisition efforts for financial, insurance, cable, and a variety of other verticals across both consumer and business-to-business industries. With the rise of digital marketing, we’ve seen marketing dollars shift in part to digital, but much of that spend later returns to direct mail after marketers found they […] + Read More Five Creative Tips for Folded Self-Mailers info Posted December 14, 2018 by Mike Dietz in Creative We often talk about the importance of envelopes and how they are the first hurdle to getting a prospect or customer to read your direct mail—but what if you forgo the envelope altogether? Folded self-mailers are a great way of communicating with your audience quickly and concisely in a cost-efficient manner without the fuss of […] + Read More Yes, Math Matters to Data-Driven Marketers info Posted November 30, 2018 by Cindy Shatto in Strategy and Analysis What do you think of when you hear the word “marketing”? Fancy advertising campaigns in Times Square? Those hilarious State Farm commercials? That’s what I used to think, too. After all, the dictionary definition of “marketing” is this: “The process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service.” I’ve learned over […] + Read More Pages: First Page12345678910111213Last PageLoad More Articles
The Final Four Comes to Our Hometown—and We Compare the Winning Legacies of Coach K and Direct Mail info Posted March 20, 2019 by Tom Hexamer in Strategy and Analysis So here we are again, everyone’s favorite time of year! It’s time for Cinderella stories, bracket-busting upsets, buzzer beaters, Jim Nance, and Dickie V to come together in one bright and shining moment. March Madness in all its glory. This year is even more special for the folks at IWCO Direct because the Final Four […] + Read More
IWCO Direct Turns 50: Five Things That Haven’t Changed Since 1969 info Posted March 19, 2019 by Jim Andersen in Announcements March 17 appears on most calendars as St. Patrick’s Day, but this year, we had another reason to celebrate. The company we know today as IWCO Direct was founded fifty years ago on March 17, 1969, as Instant Services, Inc. There were four employees and one sheetfed press. The company name reflected what still differentiates […] + Read More
Tips for Creating a Call-to-Action that Can’t Be Ignored info Posted March 1, 2019 by Marcus Johnson in Creative, Direct Mail Tips From time to time, in direct marketing writing and design, we need to focus on the fundamentals to help us stay sharp in conveying the purpose and value proposition of what we’re selling. Why? Because so many direct marketing packages fail to answer these basic questions: Do we give our audience a reason to open? […] + Read More
Data-Driven Marketing is a Many-Splendored Thing info Posted February 13, 2019 by Tedd Aurelius in Strategy and Analysis All meaningful, deep, long-lasting relationships are dependent on communication. The more two people communicate, the more they get to know one another, and the more intimate they become. With intimacy comes trust, loyalty, and sometimes, even love. This is as true for a brand and its most loyal customers as it is for two individuals. […] + Read More
“A Cross-Channel Rock Star”: How Direct Mail Helps Your Omnichannel Campaigns Soar info Posted February 12, 2019 by Maggie Stack in Omnichannel Marketing The IWCO Direct National Sales Meeting was held recently at our corporate headquarters in Minnesota. It was a great week with the best people in the industry. Our Sales and Marketing teams came together for company updates, education, and discussion on best practices within our industry. It is always time well spent and many conversations […] + Read More
7 Ways to Make Your Marketing Copy More Engaging info Posted January 30, 2019 by Marcus Johnson in Creative Do you still believe the tired platitude that everyone hates direct mail? Hate, tolerate, or love it, direct mail gets results. And it’s become a key, if not essential, part of the mix for any smart marketing strategy. But let’s concede that there may be a grain of truth to that old chestnut [...] + Read More
The Latest Direct Mail Response Rate Data from DMA Will Leave You Speechless info Posted January 16, 2019 by Debora Haskel in Direct Marketing Trends, Strategy and Analysis Those who know me understand I’m rarely at a loss for words, but after reviewing the direct mail response rates cited in the recently released 2018 DMA Response Rate Report (DMA membership required, fees apply), I was left a little speechless. Even though we’ve historically seen direct mail lead the pack when it comes to […] + Read More
Direct Mail Can Work for Any Business—Including Yours info Posted January 4, 2019 by Alan Sherman in Strategy and Analysis For decades, direct mail has driven profitable customer acquisition efforts for financial, insurance, cable, and a variety of other verticals across both consumer and business-to-business industries. With the rise of digital marketing, we’ve seen marketing dollars shift in part to digital, but much of that spend later returns to direct mail after marketers found they […] + Read More
Five Creative Tips for Folded Self-Mailers info Posted December 14, 2018 by Mike Dietz in Creative We often talk about the importance of envelopes and how they are the first hurdle to getting a prospect or customer to read your direct mail—but what if you forgo the envelope altogether? Folded self-mailers are a great way of communicating with your audience quickly and concisely in a cost-efficient manner without the fuss of […] + Read More
Yes, Math Matters to Data-Driven Marketers info Posted November 30, 2018 by Cindy Shatto in Strategy and Analysis What do you think of when you hear the word “marketing”? Fancy advertising campaigns in Times Square? Those hilarious State Farm commercials? That’s what I used to think, too. After all, the dictionary definition of “marketing” is this: “The process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service.” I’ve learned over […] + Read More
